North Korea and criminals are using DeFi services for money laundering — US Treasury
Despite the warnings on DeFi, the Treasury noted that “most money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing” occurred using fiat or outside the crypto ecosystem.
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Despite the warnings on DeFi, the Treasury noted that “most money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing” occurred using fiat or outside the crypto ecosystem.
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